2 other people are already in custody after a dead body was found in Ticonderoga.

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Updated: 7:00 AM EST Dec 18, 2018

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WEBVTT WEEKEND. LEE ANNE: NEW YORK CITY POLICE -- NEW YORK STATE POLICE IS ASSISTING THE TICONDEROGA POLICE DEPARTMENT IN THIS INVESTIGATION. POLICE SAY IT STARTS AT 7:00 A.M. FRIDAY MORNING NEAR BICENTENNIAL PARK IN TICONDEROGA. A COMMUNITY MEMBER CALLED POLICE AFTER SEEING A SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE. POLICE WENT TO INVESTIGATE. THERE THEY FOUND A 2014 VOLKSWAGON JETTA AND A SET OF TRACKS LEADING DOWN TO THE LACHUTE RIVER. AROUND 1:00 P.M. NEW YORK STATE POLICE SAID THEY WERE INVESTIGATING A DEATH. A SHORT TIME LATER, OUR CREWS CAPUTURED THIS CAR BEING TOWED AWAY FROM THE SCENE. SATURDAY MORNING, POLICE CONFIRMED THEY ARE INVESTIGATING A HOMICIDE. THEY SAY 37-YEAR-OLD WILLIAM BROWN WAS SHOT IN THE HEAD. POLICE ALSO ANNOUNCED TWO TICONDEROGA MEN ARE FACING CHARGES IN CONNECTION WITH THE INVESTIGATION. SMITH AND LAROCK ARE ACCUSED OF HINDERING THE PROSECUTION, TAMPERING WITH PHYSICAL EVIDENCE AND CONCEALMENT OF A HUMAN CORPSE. SATURDAY NIGHT, POLICE SAY THEY’RE SEARCHING FOR A THIRD MAN, MICHAEL LAROCK. THEY SHARED SURVIELLANCE PHOTOS AND SAY HE WAS LAST SEEN FRIDAY, AT A GAS STATION IN HOGANSBURG. POLICE SAY MICHAEL LAROCK IS DONALD LAROCK’S SON. INVESTIGATORS SAY THEY ARE SEARCHING THE ENTIRE STATE BUT AT THIS POINT THERE IS AN EXTRA EMPHASIS AT THIS POINT ON ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY. INVESTIGATORS POSTED THE PHOTOS AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE CASE TO FACEBOOK.

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Ticonderoga murder suspect pleads not guilty, held without bail

2 other people are already in custody after a dead body was found in Ticonderoga.

Ticonderoga police say a man, whom they characterized as armed and dangerous, has been charged with murder in connection with a homicide.The Ticonderoga Police Department and New York State Police arrested convicted felon Michael E. Larock, 38, Monday afternoon in St. Lawrence County.Larock was last seen around 3:30 p.m. Friday at a Speedway on State Route 37 in Hogansburg.Police later received a tip that Larock was hiding and captured him in Norfolk, New York.He was brought back to Ticonderoga late Monday night.Larock was arraigned early Tuesday morning in Ticonderoga Town Court.He pleaded not guilty to murder, aggravated criminal possession of a weapon, tampering with physical evidence and concealment of a human corpse charges.Police said Larock was being held in the Essex County Jail without bail.He was previously described as a person of interest in the sho0ting death of William Brown, 37, of Ticonderoga.Brown's body was found Friday morning face-down in the LaChute River. New York State Police said the Ticonderoga Police Department received a call at about 7 a.m. about a suspicious vehicle in Bicentennial Park. Police had a large crime scene taped off Friday near the baseball fields on Canal Heights.Brown’s body was taken to Albany Medical Center, where an autopsy was conducted.The coroner determined Brown died from a gunshot wound to the head.His death was ruled a homicide. Officers had a dark-colored Volkswagen Jetta towed Friday from the scene. They have not said who owns the car.Police said Joshua Smith, 35, and Donald Larock, 63, both of Ticonderoga, were arrested and charged with hindering prosecution, tampering with evidence and concealing a corpse.They were arraigned in Ticonderoga Town Court and ordered held at the Essex County Jail on $25,000 cash bail or $50,000 bond.Police said Donald Larock is Michael Larock's father. Investigators have still not said why Brown was fatally shot.They believe Brown knew Smith and Michael Larock. One Ticonderoga resident told NBC5 homicide investigators searched an apartment Friday afternoon on Montcalm Street.She said she knew the victim. MyNBC5.com will update this story as soon as more information is available.Download the MyNBC5 app | Like MyNBC5 on Facebook​ | Sign up for alerts

TICONDEROGA, N.Y. —

Ticonderoga police say a man, whom they characterized as armed and dangerous, has been charged with murder in connection with a homicide.

The Ticonderoga Police Department and New York State Police arrested convicted felon Michael E. Larock, 38, Monday afternoon in St. Lawrence County.

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Larock was last seen around 3:30 p.m. Friday at a Speedway on State Route 37 in Hogansburg.

Police later received a tip that Larock was hiding and captured him in Norfolk, New York.

He was brought back to Ticonderoga late Monday night.

Larock was arraigned early Tuesday morning in Ticonderoga Town Court.

He pleaded not guilty to murder, aggravated criminal possession of a weapon, tampering with physical evidence and concealment of a human corpse charges.

Police said Larock was being held in the Essex County Jail without bail.

He was previously described as a person of interest in the sho0ting death of William Brown, 37, of Ticonderoga.

Brown's body was found Friday morning face-down in the LaChute River.

New York State Police said the Ticonderoga Police Department received a call at about 7 a.m. about a suspicious vehicle in Bicentennial Park.

Police had a large crime scene taped off Friday near the baseball fields on Canal Heights.

Brown’s body was taken to Albany Medical Center, where an autopsy was conducted.

The coroner determined Brown died from a gunshot wound to the head.

His death was ruled a homicide.

Officers had a dark-colored Volkswagen Jetta towed Friday from the scene. They have not said who owns the car.

Police said Joshua Smith, 35, and Donald Larock, 63, both of Ticonderoga, were arrested and charged with hindering prosecution, tampering with evidence and concealing a corpse.

They were arraigned in Ticonderoga Town Court and ordered held at the Essex County Jail on $25,000 cash bail or $50,000 bond.